Blue German Shepherd Puppy

Blue, as a color, occurs in just about every breed, and especially in the herding breeds.  Great Danes, Collies, Dobermans, and of course, German Shepherd, Malinois, and Dutch Shepherds all can have blue pups. 

Blue is considered to be a dilution gene, actually named an "allele", that is found naturally.  Both parents have to have this allele in their genes to be able to produce a blue puppy. The blue pup will be blue, or gun metal gray, where another pup would be black.  

Blue puppies are very attractive.. with light "baby blue" eyes, and stand out in any litter.  However, when adult, it is very hard to tell the difference between a blue and another colored dog.  Blue is considered a minor fault in the show ring.